Keep your invoices simple (and short)

Limit your invoice to a single page, if you can. It’ll be easier for your customer’s office staff to process.

There will be times – hopefully a lot of times – when you’re invoicing a really big sale. If you can’t fit it all on one page, provide a summary on page 1 and add details to subsequent pages.

After you've got invoice formats nailed

After you’ve been in business for a while, and you've got your invoice formats straightened out, you'll want to speed things up. Smart invoice templates can do things like remember your prices, total costs and add taxes for you. Find out how software can automate these tasks and others.

Knowing how to format an invoice is just the start

A clear, well laid-out invoice is your first step to getting paid, but there’s much more to do. Check out our other invoicing guides to help you get what you’re owed.